2nd Grade Clay

Second grade students are working with clay to create slab trivets using their hand as inspiration.  Students will roll out a slab and then texture that slab using anything from yarn to caps off of commercial products like deodorant and hairspray.  Once their slabs are textured, students will trace their hand, cut it out and add feet to the bottom of their trivets.

Enlarged Grid Portraits

Each year, the Climax Springs high school art classes are challenged with the assignment of creating a large grid portrait of a historic person.  This year, in an effort to mix it up a little bit, each class was given an option: Create a face or a place.  Students select 1 by 1 inch grids and transfer what is on that small grid to a larger 12 inch square sheet of paper. Each year, the photos are different.  This years photos are of Baseball legend Satchel Paige, noted author Maya Angelou and the iconic Easter Island.

6th grade clay, part 1

The 6th grade students are creating a textured pouch vase using slab construction techniques.

Pre School Clay 2016

Elementary classes are given a specific assignment that focuses on particular outcomes.  Each class uses hand building methods of construction.  Some classes will utilize pinch methods, some will utilize coil while others work using slab construction.  Older, advanced elementary classes may employ multiple methods of construction.

 

 



Climax Springs High School students working with clay

It's that time of year where Pre K - 12 students get to work with clay.  Each elementary class will have a different project that will focus on specific outcomes, while the high school students will have their choice of projects, each featuring different outcomes.  In addition to hand building, the high school students are given an opportunity to work on the pottery wheel.